I have heard that it was as long ago as the administration of President Polk. It is within my knowledge that the Russian Government was sounded on the
Russia Takes Ownership of Alaska
The coast of British Columbia, next below, was discovered by George Vancouver, in 1790, and that of Oregon, still farther down, by Robert Gray, who,
Russians Discover Alaska
In his voyage Bering was struck by the absence of such great and high waves as in other places are common to the open sea, and he observed fir-trees
The Alaska Purchase
This series has seven easy 5 minute installments. This first installment: 1867 Perspective on Alaska.IntroductionThe purchase of Alaska added
Jefferson Concludes Inauguration Speech
Today's installment concludes Jefferson's Party Defeats the Federalists,the name of our combined selection from Hermann Von Holst and Thomas
Jefferson Party Principles
And let us reflect that, having banished from our land that religious intolerance under which mankind so long bled and suffered, we have yet gained
Hamilton’s Declining Influence
Not only did the Federalists put him aside by degrees, but their faultfinding with his actions and omissions began here and there to partake of the
Hamilton Intervenes
The victory of the Republicans did not by any means produce the revolution in internal politics which was to be expected.Continuing Jefferson's
Jefferson Win Provokes Crisis
No one denied that the majority of the people, as well as the Republican electors, desired to make Jefferson President. After some hesitation his